“Do you fear the force of the wind, The slash of the rain?

Go face them and fight them, Be savage again.
Go hungry and cold like the wolf, Go wade like the crane:
The palms of your hands will thicken, The skin of your cheek will tan,
You'll grow ragged and weary and swarthy,
But you'll walk like a man!”

-Hamlin Garland

 

 A Kiwi in Colorado
Jurgen Schwanecke Jurgen Schwanecke

A Kiwi in Colorado

First impressions of a kiwi's first guiding experience in Colorado.

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Southern skies
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Southern skies

Hunting in the golden landscapes of New Zealand's Southern outskirts.

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Bull by bow
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Bull by bow

My first Himalyan Bull tahr with archery equipment.

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Full Curl
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Full Curl

Public land wild sheep hunting can be a fickle business.

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Maze Runner
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Maze Runner

A spectacular landscape of sandstone caves and cliffs, a dangerous place to hunt for chamois.

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TAHR TIPS
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TAHR TIPS

The lessons learned from bow hunting tahr with a recurve bow and arrow in the Southern Alps of New Zealand.

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The Noble Vagabond
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The Noble Vagabond

A passage on what I’ve been contemplating recently. Van life, living on the road. does it have it’s merits or is it just a romanticized attempt at adventure. tips and truths from me, and the realities of living on the road

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Summer Snow Beasts
Jurgen Schwanecke Jurgen Schwanecke

Summer Snow Beasts

The second part of Steel River Beasts. one of my craziest hunting stories.

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Steel River Beasts
Jurgen Schwanecke Jurgen Schwanecke

Steel River Beasts

When someone says “you wont you bitch,” you have two options, you can back out, or you can plunge four tonnes of steel into a river and see what happens. The first part of a group hunt in the Macauley valley for Tahr.

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Origin
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Origin

My origins as a hunter and the various sources that compelled me to take it up.

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